New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- : Madhya Pradesh's Suraj Sharma delivered a golden double on Friday at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions, here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range, sweeping both the Senior and Junior Men's national titles in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (RFP) men event with two composed and authoritative performances.
Suraj first stamped his authority in the junior final, closing with 30 hits to secure the gold medal, before returning later to control the senior final and add a second title with 31 hits.
Suraj began the senior final in dominant fashion, hitting 19 of his first 20 targets, and went on to close the contest with 31 hits, finishing three clear of defending champion Vijayveer Sidhu of Punjab, who settle...